Chapter 478 Leaving
Her body suddenly became light and she saw a strange scene in front of her, hazy and dark.
But suddenly a face appeared in front of her, and she knew that person.
Grandpa.
But it’s a younger version of grandpa.
She saw those clear black eyes and those firm outlines, and she knew how gentle and warm that smile was. At this moment, she wanted to reach out and touch his hand, feel his warm body temperature, and wanted to hold her grandfather's hand and ask him if it didn't hurt anymore.
But she couldn't move her hands, and her whole body couldn't move.
She heard a low voice, the voice she was familiar with echoing.
Looking at him, she felt a special emotion, one she thought she would never feel again.
She wanted to tell him, she tried to tell him, Grandpa, come back!
But it was getting darker and darker, and she could hardly see him anymore.
Then the light appeared, a bright and clear light lit up behind him, getting brighter and brighter, and he became a shadow in the strong light.
She saw something, something both beautiful and terrifying and unreal, and she knew it was coming to pick him up.
"Xiaoxiao, grandpa is gone, you take good care of your grandma and tell her not to worry about me. I'm fine, it's safe and quiet here, let your grandma live happily, I will watch over her, I'm fine, it's not painful at all.
You are a good child, grandpa knows your intentions, take good care of your parents and your grandma, I am leaving now. "
A strong gravitational force pulled her away from the scene and took her to another place, but she could not feel the distance, speed, or even the feeling of moving.
It was more like a transformation, as if she had become something completely different in an instant.
Jiang Xiaoxiao saw the light disappear, and her grandpa gradually disappeared, becoming transparent, and disappearing into light bit by bit.
Her consciousness stopped functioning and she sank into darkness.
The moment she opened her eyes, tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. She smiled through her tears.
Grandpa is gone. Those who are still alive must continue to live and try their best to help others survive.
For grandma, parents, more people, and myself.
Song Moting watched Jiang Xiaoxiao open her eyes, and finally let go of her hand that had been tightly clenched, and stroked her cheek. The joy of regaining what he had lost made his eyes sore.
"Are you awake?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at the unshaven Song Moting in the dim light. There was worry on his resolute face. He pressed her into his arms almost the moment she woke up.
He leaned over her and pressed his cheek against the top of her head.
She clung to him, tears burning in her eyes.
The feeling of his solid body, safe and complete against hers, was so overwhelming that she never wanted to let him go.
During this tormenting day, the pain almost broke her heart.
She has lost her grandfather. What will happen to Tangyuan if something happens to her?
"Shh," he whispered. "It's okay. It's going to be okay."
"Grandpa is dead,"
She choked against his chest.
"I saw my grandpa die with my own eyes. I came too late. I know I should have come earlier, but I came too late."
He stroked her hair.
Personally, his grandfather's death was not as heartbreaking as Jiang Xiaoxiao's, but he was Jiang Xiaoxiao's relative, and that kind of pain tortured Jiang Xiaoxiao, making him feel the same way.
"I regret."
He began to let her lean against the stone wall and whispered comfort to her.
"But! Xiaoxiao! Grandma and uncle are in a very bad condition. You have been sleeping for three days and three nights. We must save them."
Jiang Xiaoxiao was shocked.
Looking around, I could only see raised shadows in the darkness, but no one was in sight, and there was faint sound of breathing.
"I slept for three days and three nights?"
Previously, the surgery had allowed her to sleep, but now the sadness was beginning to affect her as well?
Three days and three nights will delay a lot of things.
"Yes! Grandma and uncle are not well. Grandma has fainted and uncle has a fever. These days I can only survive by filtering muddy water through clothes and feeding it to you. The rain has stopped, but the rescue has not arrived yet. No one knows we are here."
This is the most frustrating.
Song Moting looked at the entrance of the pit. It was pitch dark and no light could be seen.
This pit is actually very deep, and no one knows how long it will take for them to be discovered.
He could now finally feel what it felt like the last time Jiang Xiaoxiao took care of him and the tractor driver alone!
Intense loneliness, helpless solitude, and helplessness in the face of a terrible situation.
He wanted to rescue everyone, but even keeping them alive was a problem.
His confidence in himself was completely shattered. He was basically a piece of shit.
Apart from feeding them with insects and the occasional rat that strayed in, he had no way to take care of them, let alone rescue them.
They were going to die here together.
She remained silent again, saving some energy.
Silently, he took out the peach juice and handed it to Song Moting, "Give it to uncle, and grandma will feed it."
Without saying a word, Song Moting turned around to take care of Fan Jianguo and grandma.
The two people drank the juice little by little, from swallowing it slowly drop by drop at the beginning to taking big gulps later. Finally, after the bottle of peach juice was finished, they both fell into a deep sleep again.
Song Moting hunched over and returned to Jiang Xiaoxiao. "It's best if you wake up. You look after grandma and uncle. I'll go up and check. I checked the day before yesterday and yesterday. There's no way out. I'll leave one last way today. If..."
He didn't say the rest, but Jiang Xiaoxiao understood that if there was no way out, they would be trapped here to death.
"Wait a minute, don't be in a hurry, eat something before you leave."
Jiang Xiaoxiao handed him tomatoes and cucumbers, which were the only things that could be eaten raw. Rice and flour could not be eaten unless they were processed into finished products. It was impossible to find firewood here now, so it was impossible to make a fire. Otherwise, she could still cook something.
Song Moting ate the food in silence without refusing. He needed the energy to find the way.
"If you can't find the way, find some firewood. We have pots and food. We won't die. We can always wait for rescue. Don't take risks. I want you to live well. We all need to live well."
Jiang Xiaoxiao instructed him and handed him his engineer shovel.
"I know." He said gloomily.
Her words were not meant as an argument, but simply as a statement of the enormity of the task before them.
And the best advice.
Once the words were out, Jiang Xiaoxiao drove them out of her mind and concentrated on completing them. This was their only goal now.
Song Moting looked at her face with sharp eyes: weak and pale.
He stroked her hair with his big hand, turned around and climbed up the rock nimbly.
Jiang Xiaoxiao crawled to her grandma and uncle. The humidity in the tunnel made her feel cold and uncomfortable. She felt her grandma's body and found it was warm.
After a simple check, Jiang Xiaoxiao confirmed that grandma and uncle would wake up soon.
She began to look around, thinking about how to use the things in her space.
She had food, but she couldn't get it into her mouth.
In order to survive, eating raw rice and raw noodles is one solution.
But before that, she wanted to find a way to make a fire.
Where there is fire there is hope.
(End of this chapter)
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